Nairobi Car hire

Self Drive Kenya at affordable rates with Habari Logistics car rental. We provide self drive and with driver car rental in most African destinations, Nairobi Kenya being no exception. Nairobi Kenya is one of our signature self drive car hire locations where we offer a range of self drive 4x4 vehicle rental solutions, including self drive SUVs, self drive safari 4x4 cars, compact self drive 4x4 cars, minivan 4x4s for self drive safari holidays, luxury Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4s and self drive Toyota Land Cruisers with rooftop tents and camping gear for your self drive Kenya safari. We are one of the leading Nairobi and Mombasa Self Drive and 4X4 Car Rental companies in Kenya with the best car hire rates in Kenya. Planning Car Rental in Kenya? Self Drive Kenya takes the lead in offering 4x4 self drive car hire in Nairobi and Mombasa Kenya. Immerse into your own Kenya adventure on a self drive safari holiday to some of Kenya’s premier safari destinations of Masai Mara, Mombasa, Amboseli, Tsavo, Serengeti etc.

If you are looking for Kenya car hire, Habari Logistics Car rental has your self drive and with driver car rental requirements covered. Whether you choose to pick up your Kenya car hire at Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi or Moi airport in Mombasa or from Nairobi or Mombasa down town, Habari Logistics Car rental offers a number of flexible car hire locations from major towns in Kenya with a wide range of car makes and models from which to choose for your self drive safari, with driver 4x4 vehicle rental  for a project or business trip. Our is a hire car company with 4x4 car hire solutions for  conveniently getting around Kenya in comfort, luxury and style .

Nairobi and Mombasa Car Rentals at affordable car hire rates on both self drive and chauffeur drive basis. Habari Logistics Car rentals is a Kenya fully independent car rental company that has offices in Nairobi and Mombasa, ready to serve clients with self drive and with driver car hire requirements in Kenya, and cross border rental into Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan and perhaps later into Ethiopia. We have a dedicated and professional team of client services personnel that are ready to assist you through the car hire booking process and during the car rental period. We periodically offer Kenya car hire deals with competitive discounted car hire offers for Kenya self drive safaris making us a popular go to self drive car hire company in Kenya. Self drive safaris in Kenya are an extremely popular safari proposition enabling one to go on safari in Kenya in the comfort and luxury of a self drive car, exploring Kenya at one’s own pace without the limitations that come with a scheduled guided safari which is now becoming a safari style of the past in Kenya.

We believe in having the best while on safari in Kenya, at an affordable cost so that you go away from Kenya with great memories and no bank debts to service long after you have completed your Kenya safari. To this end, we offer self drive camping safari when one books a self drive 4x4 vehicle from us together with camping gear at very low rates. Traverse the entire Kenya when you rent a car from us. Our enquiry and booking confirmation process is responsive, fast, courteous and hassle free. We will assist you with trip and itinerary planning as well as assist with booking of accommodations in Kenya if you prefer. For cross border self drive car rental clients, we shall assist with cross border comesa insurance purchase for travel to Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and beyond. Short term Kenya car hire options are available if you are planning a brief stay in Kenya and East Africa in general. We also cater from one way self drive and with driver car hire options when a renter is able to pick up a self drive hire car from Nairobi and drop it off in Arusha, Kampala, Entebbe, Dar es salaam or as far afield as Kigali Rwanda. Convenience and flexibility is at the core of our car hire service in Kenya.

One way self drive and with driver rentals can be arranged to Kampala Uganda, Kigali Rwanda or Arusha Tanzania. Please contact us with 4x4 car hire requirements and for a competitive car hire quote.

Please contact us on  +256.772.370.111 OR +44.790.863.9450 email:   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

At Habari Logistics car rental, we offer a varied range of self drive cars in Kenya out of Nairobi and Mombasa car hire locations, including Toyota Rav4 4x4, Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4, Land Rover Discovery 4x4, Toyota Land Cruiser v8 4x4, saloon cars, safari 4x4 minivans, 28 seater coasters for group travel and extended 7 seater Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 which are only given out with our drivers.  We in addition offer dependable and professional Kenya car rental services such as airport transfers, Nairobi and Mombasa City taxi services plus organizing scheduled with driver and self drive safaris in Kenya.

Here below is a few great reasons why you should choose to hire a self drive or with driver car from our Nairobi or Mombasa Kenya car hire locations.

A very simplified, efficient, responsive and professional booking service

Friendly, efficient and reliable service pre-rental, in-rental and post-rental

Well serviced, excellent condition and comfortable hire cars available with full air conditioning.

Experienced and professional self drive and with driver car hire company since 2007

Flexible hire solutions to suit your Kenya car hire needs

Comprehensive insurance for all our hire vehicles in Kenya and comes insurance for cross border rentals into Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.

Reliable and responsive roadside assistance and breakdown service.

Very competitive low rates on un-limited mileage basis for all our Kenya hire cars.

 
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Arusha Car Hire.

We provide Arusha 4x4 car rental at very competitive self drive 4x4 car hire prices in Arusha. We have a wide choice of 4x4 rental cars for rental from Arusha , Arusha airport and other towns including Moshi, Kilimanjaro and Dodoma.  Rent a 4x4 self drive or with driver from  Arusha Airport, safari 4x4 Toyota Land Cruisers for car hire  in Arusha and  Kilimanjaro 4x4 car rental . Rent a fully equipped 4x4 self drive safari car hire from Arusha for a budget camping safari in Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Lake Manyara. Tanzania self drive 4x4 cars for hire from one of Tanzania's most professional and reliable 4x4 car rental companies  in Arusha.

We offer 4x4 rental services with rooftop tents and camping equipment in Arusha. Our Arusha 4x4 hire cars are in excellent condition and fully kitted out for self-drive safaris. Contact us for 4x4 car rental services in Arusha at very cheap and competitive 4x4 Arusha rental rates. We have a wide choice of Arusha 4x4 rental cars to choose from for your Tanzania self drive safari. We cater for one way 4x4 rentals between Arusha and Dar es salaam as well as Kilimanjaro. Self-drive 4x4 car rental services from Arusha airport. You can hire a self-drive 4x4 car from us in Arusha and explore Tanzania’s Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks with freedom and flexibility only possible with a self-drive 4x4 safari car.

Self drive safaris in Arusha with the ultimate Arusha self drive 4x4 car rental company in Tanzania. If you are travelling to Arusha Tanzania and wish to hire a self drive 4x4 vehicle in Arusha, then we are the perfect company of choice for Arusha self drive 4x4 vehicle rental options. We have been offering self drive 4x4 vehicles in Arusha Tanzania since 2007. Over this time, we have perfected the service of self drive car rental in Arusha Tanzania. We have learnt the dos and don’ts of self driving in Arusha Tanzania and are more than happy to pass these self drive tips to our clients so that they have a hassle free and trouble free, self drive experience through Tanzania. We know where it is okay to take a compact Toyota Rav4, we also know where only a sturdy Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 or Land Rover Defender 4x4 will be the only choice if you are to get to your desired Tanzania safari destination. It would be self-defeating to let you take a Toyota Rav4 because it is the cheaper option, well knowing that it just simply will not hack it in the Serengeti or Lake Natron areas because of the challenging road conditions that require only resilient and formidable 4x4 capabilities only found in Toyota Land Cruisers and Land Rover Defenders.

Trust us with your Arusha self drive adventure through Tanzania for a fantastic self drive safari experience in the beautiful wild of Tanzania. Tanzania is an African safari destination with plenty to offer an intrepid traveler, from wild beest migration of the Serengeti, to one of the wonders of the world, the Ngorongoro Crater, to Lake Manyara, Lake Natron, Arusha National Park, the splendid Kilimanjaro Mountains, Selous National Park, Mikumi and all the off beaten rarely visited parts of Tanzania. We will be your partners in this journey of discovery of Tanzania by providing you with an ideal self drive or with driver vehicle that will get you them in comfort, luxury and style.

Our experience and reviews of past clients, informs us that the best way to experience Tanzania is on a self drive safari in the comfort and privacy of a self drive 4x4 vehicle from Arusha. Habari Logistics Tanzania offers car hire and camping gear rental in Arusha at very affordable rates. Explore Tanzania at your own pace in one of our Arusha based  4x4 vehicles, experience your own safari holiday adventure. For first time visitors to Tanzania, in addition to providing you with a self drive 4x4 vehicle, we assist with trip and itinerary planning, helping you put together your safari flow as well as bookings for accommodation of your preferred safari lodges or simply let us make suggestions of accommodations for you based on your safari budget and style. Tanzania has a wide choice of accommodations from luxury tented camps, to lodges, to budget guest houses plus public camping sites.

Car hire Arusha Tanzania – We have offices in both Arusha and Dar es salaam. We are thus able to accommodate self drive vehicle rentals for pick ups in Dar es salaam and drop off in Dar es salaam. You are also able to collect your self drive rental car from Arusha, Arusha airport, or Kilimanjaro airport and drop it off at the same location at the end of your Tanzania self drive adventure. For utmost flexibility we also arrange one way self drive 4x4 car rentals between Arusha and Dar es salaam. Ie. Pick up the self drive car at Arusha and drop it off at Dar es salaam airport. For this one way self drive hire option, we request for US$250 to cover vehicle return fees (fuel + driver)to the original destination. We are one of the few companies providing a reliable self drive car hire service from both Arusha, Kilimanjaro airport, and Dar es salaam with a fleet of reliable 4x4 vehicles.

Our Arusha 4x4 self drive vehicle fleet, includes a number of well serviced Toyota Rav4s, Toyota Land Cruisers, Land Rover Defenders and Toyota Hiace minivans 4x4s, offering you the perfect vehicle of choice for your Tanzania self drive safari. We cater for all self drive car hire budgets but advice that our Toyota Rav4s are not ideal for travel to Serengeti in which case we offer you the option of a self drive Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Toyota Land Cruiser Tx, Toyota Land Cruiser V8 or Land Rover Defender 4x4 depending on your self drive car hire budget.

Hire a car in Arusha  Tanzania: the perfect self-drive safari holiday destination in Africa. Over the past few years Tanzania has slowly overtaken Kenya as the safari destination of choice in East Africa. Tanzania has abundant wildlife, the great migration, lakes, rivers, savannah, the big 5, large of herds of buffalos, lions, elephants, leopards it is all found here. Tanzania is all of Africa rolled into one.  For safari enthusiasts on a budget, our camping gear rental option (and if you book early enough you may be able to get a rooftop tent-these get fully booked out months in advance. In most cases you will get a ground tent instead) is a great way to explore Tanzania without maxing out your credit card. Tanzania’s lodges can be quite expensive especially during the peak travel months of July, August, September, December and January. We don’t want anyone to be deterred from experiencing a Tanzania safari because of the budget. We have affordable and competitively priced self drive car rental options that include camping gear rental from both Arusha and Dar es salaam. For your convenience, your self drive rental car is delivered to you at the airport on arrival so that you can step straight from the plane into a waiting well prepared self drive 4x4 vehicle.

For travel to Serengeti we advise and suggest the following.

If you plan to visit Serengeti NP, you should note the following. The main road running from Naabi Hill gate to Seronera, the center of action, and from Seronera radiating to the east and west is notorious among all tour guides in Tanzania and beyond for its condition. There have been no repairs or maintenance conducted on the road for quite some time and the road is now beyond the condition for a Rav4 to travel on, therefore we have had to deem the Serengeti area off limits for our smaller vehicles. Lake Natron area is also off limits for our Rav4s.

If required, we provide camping gear and ground tents for 2pax at US$30 per day and 4pax at US$50 per day.

Please see INDICATIVE list of camping equipment below for your review.

CAMPING GEAR CHECKLIST

Tent Checklist;

.2 Dome Tents

Sleeping Checklist

.2 Sleeping Bags

.2 Sleeping mattresses

Campsite Checklist

.2 Chairs

.1 Tables (4x3)

.1 Torch

Camping Kitchen Checklist

Gas stove

Cooking Pots

Hot Pot (Food container)

Cups, Knife, Plates, Spoons, Tea spoons, Pots, Big spoons, Water glasses, Forks, Casserole

Containers for food storage, Cooler Box, Matches Box, Health and Safety Checklist, .First Aid Kit Box

 Please note that we do not provide camping gear rental as a standalone service. Our camping gears are only rented with a self drive car or with driver hire car.

Go on a self drive safari in a Toyota Land Cruiser and explore Tanzania without limits. The Toyota Land Cruisers are very reliable and resilient 4x4s, which will pretty much cope with any tough road condition in Tanzania. Don’t worry if your rental vehicle were to breakdown for any reason, we shall be at hand to dispatch one of our experienced mechanics with a replacement 4x4 vehicle. The mechanic will attempt to repair your self drive hire car. If for some reason it turns out that the repair issue is a little more complex, then the mechanic will offer you the replacement vehicle to enable you continue with your Tanzania self drive adventure. We are always only a telephone call away 24/7. Rent a self drive hire car from us for your Tanzania safari and trust us to be available when things do not go according to plan.

Tanzania is a self drive safari dream destination. It has plenty to offer from the moment you get off the plane at Arusha airport, Kilimanjaro Airport or Dar es salaam airport. If you arrive in Arusha or Kilimanjaro start your safari with the renowned safari destinations of the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Arusha National Park or Lake Natron. Tanzania also offers vast safari savanna  plains to beautiful green rolling hills; to the Indian ocean with Zanzibar’s white sandy beaches which offer fantastic beach holiday vacations to tropical rainforests; from mountain villages to Swahili coastal towns... Tanzania is blessed with it all. And with our self drive 4x4 safari vehicle, you have the flexibility to explore all that Tanzania has to offer at your own pace and in the comfort of your own rental car.

Car hire with driver-guide. If self drive in unfamiliar country is not your cup of tea, then worry not, we work with some of the best and professional driver guides who know Tanzania like the back of their hands. Our driver guides have immense driving experience through Tanzania and have guided many a safari. They are very courteous, punctual and knowledgeable. They are usually able to spot game and wildlife from miles away enabling to spot that lion in the Serengeti that you would otherwise have missed. For an additional US$35 a day we shall avail you a driver guide for the trip. The $35 per day fee covers the driver guide’s fees, his accommodation and food. They are always a great asset to have along for the safari.

The with driver rental option is great for those who don’t fancy driving long distances and prefer the luxury of sitting back and soak the sights and sounds of Tanzania while somebody else is behind the wheels. You still get to proceed at your own pace, stopping and moving whenever you want to, the same way you would while on a private safari. You may also do a mix of self drive and with driver guide rental when it suits you. Let our driver guide take over the driving when it suits you.

Car rental + accommodation + trip planning.

We also provide a self drive car hire service that includes booking all your accommodations for you and planning out your trip in advance. It is a hybrid of a scheduled safari and self drive safari. We book all the accommodations for you in advance plus park entrances and you get the joy of driving yourself for the entire safari. You may alternatively take one of our driver guides and you self drive for only the portion of the safari and in locations where you wish to drive yourself..

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Contact us for a competitive quote for your,4x4 Car Hire in Arusha, Kilimanjaro Airport and Dar es salaam.  We offer rental of  4x4 Car Hire  in Arusha Tanzania at very competitive and flexible 4wd car hire prices. We are a specialist Car Hire Company in Arusha and Kilimanjaro offering Tanzania holiday safari clients with Rental self drive 4x4 cars from Arusha airport , Kilimanjaro Airport and Dar es salaam.

We also offer budget 4X4 rental cars and cheap 4x4 Car Rental services for self drive Safari holidays  in Tanzania, as well as cross border self drive 4x4 rentals for Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

Please contact us on  +256.772-370-111  OR +44.790.863.9450

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Kilimanjaro Car Hire

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Cheap and affordable car hire from Kilimanjaro airport Tanzania has never been this easy. Hire a car at Kilimanjaro Airport for your Tanzania safari using budget safari 4x4 car hire, economy 4x4 car rental and luxury Toyota Land Cruisers and Land Rover Defenders from our rental bases at Kilimanjaro Airport, Arusha or Dar es salaam. Habari Logistics car rental Tanzania is a specialist car rental company that has been in the self drive and with driver car rental business since 2007. We have got self drive vehicle options to allow you to explore Tanzania’s national parks and other travel attractions in comfort, privacy and style.

Explore the gems of Tanzania’s safari wild when you rent a car at Kilimanjaro Airport JRO. Having your own self drive 4x4 rental vehicle gives you the requisite independence and comfort for a convenient trip that is tailored to your Tanzania safari travel needs. Not only can you visit popular Tanzania tourist attractions on your own schedule, at your own pace but you can be completely open to driving to any part of Tanzania without limits-safari with no limits.

Hire a car with us at Kilimanjaro Airport, Arusha, Dar es salaam airport or Dar es salaam and discover Tanzania and Tanzania’s Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha, Lake Manyara, Selous, Mikumi, Ruaha and the rest of Tanzania’s famous travel spots with flexibility and convenience that comes with a self drive 4x4 car that will get you to even the remotest parts of Tanzania without any problems. By choosing Habari Logistics car rental service for Tanzania car hire, you can benefit from our preferential discounted self drive and with driver car hire rates. We only use sturdy, reliable, and formidable 4x4 vehicles e.g Toyota Land Cruisers and Land Rover Defenders to ensure the most reliable quality, comfort and quality of self drive vehicle rental safari experiences. Our vehicles at the Tanzania car hire stations at Kilimanjaro Airport, Arusha, Dar es salaam airport and downtown Dar es salaam are well serviced and excellent condition models designed to cope with even the most challenging road conditions in wet Serengeti and each hire car is inspected and thoroughly cleaned at the end of every hire.

Book your Tanzania self drive 4x4 car hire in a handful of easy convenient steps.

• Notify us of the Tanzania car hire stations that are most conveniently located for the start and end of your trip. You may collect a vehicle from Kilimanjaro Airport JRO and return it as Kilimanjaro Airport. Pick up Arusha hotel and return Arusha hotel. Pick up Kilimanjaro airport and return Arusha hotel/airport. Pick up Arusha hotel/airport and return at Kilimanjaro airport.

Pick up from Dar es salaam airport/hotel and return at Arusha airport/Kilimanjaro airport.

Pick up Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport and return at Dar es salaam/ Dar es salaam airport

Pick up Dar es salaam hotel/airport and return at Dar es salaam hotel/ Dar airport.

We have all you rental location covered including Moshi and Dodoma. We also under special arrangement offer self drive and with driver rental for cross border rental from any rental location in Tanzania for travel to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda or all of the aforementioned travel countries.  We would arrange comesa cross border insurance in advance for you.

2) Once you have selected the station where you would like to pick-up and drop off your Tanzania car hire, then please advise us type of vehicle preferred for your self drive trip. Please kindly note that Toyota Ravs are not fit for travel to Serengeti due to the nature of the roads there. We highly recommend that you take one of our self drive Toyota Land Cruisers or Land Rover Defenders if travelling to Serengeti or Lake Natron area. The Toyota Rav4 is suitable for travel to any other areas other than Serengeti and Lake Natron.

3) Advise us the time and date when you will pick up your hire car from Kilimanjaro Airport, Arusha or Dar es salaam and then proceed to advise us the self drive vehicle return date, time and location.

4) Advise us your hire car from our comprehensive choice of makes and models – from small to large, budget to luxury. Then notify us of any chargeable extras (e.g. additional drivers (1^st 2 drivers are free), child seat, navigation systems-usually google maps on smart phones are sufficient for Tanzania) for your Tanzania self drive car rental.

5) After we confirm availability and giving you a quote, we request for a 20% fee of the quote total to provisionally reserve the self drive hire car. The commitment deposit can be paid either by bank wire transfer or by paypal using most major credit/debit cards. The balance is payable on arrival to Tanzania in cash USD when you pick up your hire car either at Kilimanjaro airport, Arusha airport, Arusha, Dar es salaam downtown or at Dar es salaam airport.

Why choose us for your rental car in Tanzania.

• A very simplified, efficient, responsive and professional booking service
• Friendly, efficient and reliable service pre-rental, in-rental and post-rental
• Well serviced, excellent condition and comfortable hire cars available with full air conditioning.
• Experienced and professional self drive and with driver car hire company since 2007
• Flexible hire solutions to suit your Tanzania car hire needs
• Comprehensive insurance for all our hire vehicles in Tanzania
• Reliable and responsive roadside assistance and breakdown service.
• Very competitive low rates on un-limited mileage basis for all our Tanzania hire cars.

For car hire reservations, please contact us on  +256.772-370-111 OR +44.790.863.9450 email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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Telephone us at +447908639450 or +256.772.370.111 watsapp or Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your gorilla permit trekking date for Rwanda, Uganda or DRC and self drive or with driver 4x4 car rental requirements in Uganda, Rwanda or DRC.

A gorilla trek in Uganda, Rwanda, or DRC gives one the rare opportunity of visiting the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat in the Virunga mountain ranges of Uganda in Bwindi National Park, Rwanda in Volcanoes National Park and DRC in Virunga National Park. Trekking gorillas in the forest is for many visitors a once in a lifetime travel opportunity for visitors to Uganda, Rwanda and DRC. In addition to our self drive 4x4 car hire services in Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi as well as DRC, we assist with purchase of gorilla permits for Rwanda gorilla treks, Uganda gorilla treks and DRC gorilla treks in Virunga across the border with Rwanda and Uganda in Goma. We will assist with securing your gorilla permit, putting together a gorilla trek tour if services are required as well as booking accommodations in Bwindi Uganda, Goma DRC or Volcanoes National Park in Uganda.

We provide very thorough and detailed gorilla permit booking information, advise availability of gorilla permits in Rwanda and gorilla permits for Rwanda almost in real-time within 30 minutes of receiving your gorilla permits availability enquiry. We will also advise availability for DRC Virunga gorilla permits within 1 day of receipt of your enquiry. Uganda gorilla permits currently cost US$600 all year round. The gorilla permit discounts that were previously offered by the Uganda Wildlife Authority in April, May and November of each year have since been discontinued ever since Rwanda raised the price of Rwanda gorilla permits to US$1500 sometime in May of 2017. DRC Virunga gorilla trek permits cost the cheapest at US$400.  Our information providing service will offer you reliable, current and independent advice on price of gorilla permits, availability of gorilla permits, gorilla permits sectors in Bwindi Uganda, gorilla families, gorilla groups, how the gorilla permits allocation process works for Volcanoes National Park Rwanda, Bwindi National Park and Mgahinga National Park in Uganda.

In addition we provide professional advice and useful practical information on gorilla trekking in Rwanda, gorilla treks in Uganda, Virunga DRC gorilla treks on how to book gorilla permits, dates when gorilla permits are available, the best places to trek gorillas, how to get to Bwindi, Volcanoes National Park and Virunga National Park, when to visit the gorillas, what to expect when visiting the gorillas, what to pack when visiting gorillas, how to behave infront of the gorillas and lots of other gorilla trekking information that you will find extremely useful for the memorable visit to the gorillas of Rwanda, gorillas of Uganda and gorillas of Virunga in DRC. If you are planning to visit the gorillas in Rwanda, Uganda and DRC it is extremely important and advisable to purchase your gorilla permits well in advance as gorilla permits can and do sell out weeks or sometimes months in advance especially during the peak gorilla trekking season months of July, August, December and January. You may secure your gorilla permit through us by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  our dedicated gorilla permits purchase desk will speedily secure the gorilla permit for you, well before we can even start talking about the possibility of hiring a 4x4 either for self drive or with driver from us from our Kampala, Entebbe or Kigali car rental offices. For very rentals over 10 days, we assist you with the gorilla permits purchase for free, otherwise we charge US$50 admin and service fee per gorilla permit to cover our administration overheads.

If you are travelling to Uganda, Rwanda or DRC for gorilla trekking and are struggling to get hold of RDB, UWA or the Virunga park authorities for purchasing of your gorilla permit, we are here to assist you with the associated headaches of trying to get a gorilla permit for your gorilla trek. We have offices in Kampala and Kigali that are capable of securing a gorilla permit for you within hours of receiving payment for your gorilla permit from you. These teams are specialists and experts at getting gorilla permits when no other people can. The gorilla trekking experience through the tropical rainforests of Bwindi, Volcanoes National Park and Virunga is one of the top visitor attractions to Uganda, Rwanda or DRC but comes at a price. Rwanda charges US$1500 for this once in a lifetime experience, Ugandan charges US$600 per gorilla permit, while DRC still asks for US$400 per gorilla permit. When Rwanda doubled gorilla permits’ prices from US$750 to US$1500 overnight, Uganda and DRC did not follow suit and held their gorilla permits prices to US$600 and US$600 respectively. At the time of Rwanda’s gorilla permit price doubling adventure travel experts warned that the gorilla trekking business would shift across the border to Uganda. This seems to be exactly what happened. It is now increasingly difficult to get a gorilla permit for gorilla treks in Uganda, as most dates are fully booked months in advance. Rwanda overnight turned into a transit point for gorilla trekkers, arriving at Kigali airport where they collect their self drive 4x4 cars from our Kigali rental depot, drive towards the Cyanika border crossing in Uganda, cross over into Mgahinga or Bwindi, trek the gorillas and still exit via Kigali airport for their next destination.  

Book your Uganda 2018/2019/2020 Bwindi gorilla trek permit for your Uganda gorilla tracking tour in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or Mgahinga National Park. There is only a limited number of gorilla permits available for gorilla treks on each day, so early gorilla permits booking is recommended for one to have a chance of meeting the mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Uganda Wildlife Authority only makes available 96 gorilla permits per day for Bwindi National Park (88 permits for 11 gorilla groups) and Mgahinga National Park (8 permits for one gorilla group). Due to the high demand of gorilla permits in the peak seasons, it is extremely difficult to get gorilla permits.

Standard email response to an enquiry for purchase of gorilla permits for Rwanda.

Dear sir/Ma'am .

Many thanks for your Rwanda gorilla permits enquiry.

We would  need to secure the permits  asap as permits sell out weeks and sometimes months in advance.

At the moment there is still permits left available for your preferred gorilla trekking date range.

Please advise preferred gorilla trekking date.

Each Rwanda gorilla  permit when purchased through us costs US$1550  inclusive of service and admin fees.

If you would consider trekking the gorillas across the border in Uganda, gorilla permits cost US$650 when purchased through us, inclusive of service and admin fees and US$450 if trekking in Virunga National Park DRC.

We would need full names, nationalities and passport numbers as these get printed on the permits.

Upon purchase of the permits, we shall scan and email you copies. The originals will be also be delivered to you on arrival to Kigali.

Payment would be into our US$ denominated NATWEST UK bank account or direct into our Kigali/Kampala bank account.

I would send you a formal invoice with banking details.

If required, we also provide car rental both self drive and with driver. 

Self drive Toyota Rav4, 4x4 at US$70 per day, exclusive of fuel, inclusive of comprehensive insurance and on un-limited mileage basis.

If you prefer to have a driver guide, the chargeable rate would be US$120 per day, exclusive of fuel, inclusive of comprehensive insurance and on un-limited mileage basis. The rate is inclusive of driver fees, driver meals and driver accommodation.

We also offer larger vehicles if preferred, self drive Toyota Land Cruiser Prado at US$120 per day or with driver at US$160 per day on the same rental terms as for the Rav4 above.

Payment for car rental can be made in cash USD on arrival to Kigali.

We also provide motorcycle rental in Kigali, Kampala and Entebbe. We have a range of motorbikes on rental in Uganda and Rwanda including 100cc motorcycles, 250cc motorbikes and 700cc motorcycles in Uganda.

You  would ideally need to spend the night prior to the gorilla  trek in the PNV  area as you would be expected to be at park headquarters  for the pre  trekking briefing very early in the morning (06:45am) on each trekking day.

We assist with accommodation bookings if required at the accommodation of your choice in Volcanoes National Park.

Double room;

Kinigi Guest House-US$70 per night BB basis.

Mountain Gorilla View Lodge- US$360 per night per room, full board basis.

Le Bambou Gorilla Lodge-US$280 per night, per room, full board basis.

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GORILLA TREKKING

Who can track the gorillas.

Almost everybody above the age of 15 years can trek the gorillas. Gorilla trekkers should be fit and in good health. Some gorilla trekking groups are much more strenuous to trek than others. For example in Rwanda the Susa group and in Uganda the Nkuringo gorilla family require very good fitness levels as the gorillas tend to range further high up in the mountains. It is not uncommon for gorilla trekkers to be trekking for over 8 hours in the thick forests at heights of up to 3,000 metres navigating through thickets and steep slippery mountains before they can find the gorillas. Gorilla groups are allocated on the morning of the trek in Rwanda when clients assemble at park headquarters at 7am for pre-gorilla trekking briefing. One is usually able to ask to be allocated a gorilla group of their choice. Usually your request will be accommodated especially if you have fitness and health concerns. In Uganda if you prefer to trek an easier group of 2-4hours of trekking then we recommend that you secure gorilla permits for the Buhoma Sector among others. For disabled and elderly gorilla trekkers, porters are available in both Uganda’s Bwindi and Rwanda’s Volcanoes National park’s gorilla trekking starting points at a small fee. To protect the gorillas from disease people who are sick on the day of the gorilla tracking are advised to stay away in order to minimise the possibility of transmitting the disease to the fragile gorillas. It is also the reason why visitors are asked to maintain a distance of seven meters (about 22 feet) from the gorillas.

Gorilla tracking permits availability.

There is only a limited number of gorilla permits available for trekking on each day in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, Uganda’s Bwindi National Park and DRC’s Virunga National Park. It is therefore imperative that you book your gorilla permits well in advance, especially months in advance for gorilla treks scheduled to take place in the peak season months of June-September and December-February. Gorilla permits need to be paid for in full as early as you can to avoid disappointment with your entire trip especially if the major reason for your travel to Uganda, Rwanda and DRC is to trek the gorillas. A delay in payment for the mountain gorilla permits can result in unavailability of gorilla permits for your preferred mountain gorilla trekking dates. For socially responsible travelers, you will be pleased to note that a good percentage of the gorilla permit fees is given to the local communities living on the outskirts of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda and Mgahinga park in Uganda. Gorilla trekking permits are non-transferable and non-refundable except for serious medical reasons where a hospital medical certificate ought to be provided to qualify for a reschedule of the gorilla trek to a future specified date. All gorilla permits fees refunds are always at the discretion of RDB or UWA and totally outside our company’s control.

Gorilla tracking guidelines.

On the morning of the gorilla trekking day at 7am, trekkers are expected to assemble at park headquarters in Volcanoes National Park Rwanda or Bwindi park headquarters in Uganda at the respective gorilla trekking family starting point for pre-gorilla trekking. The head rangers will explain the rules that must be followed when tracking the gorillas. These rules and guidelines are meant for both your protection and the protection of the gorillas. The gorilla tracking guidelines and rules must be followed at all times. We recommend that you arrange transportation in a self drive 4x4 or with driver 4x4 from us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as the tourism authorities do not arrange transportation on gorilla trekking day and the permit fee is exclusive of the transportation on the day of the gorilla tracking. The gorilla permit fee however includes park entrance fees and fees for the range guides, even though tipping to the rangers is allowed and encouraged on average US$10 per ranger guide per day as a tipping guideline. When you find the gorillas you are asked to keep a distance of at least7 metres from the gorillas. Flash photography is not allowed. Personal DVD recorders or camera recording is permitted.  For professional filming, gorilla filming permits can be arranged by our team. Simply email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we shall check availability of filming permits asap.

GORILLA PARKS AND GORILLA FAMILIES

The Mountain gorillas live in Bwindi Uganda, Mgahinga Uganda, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda and the Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

UGANDA

Uganda has 12 habituated gorilla families with 8 permits available daily for each gorilla family group. Uganda thus has only 96 gorilla permits available for gorilla tracking on any given day. 11 of Uganda’s gorilla families that are habituated live in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, with one gorilla family living in Mgahinga National Park of Uganda. Trekking the gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable forest can take anything from 3-9hrs depending on the gorilla family that you are tracking and how high up in the mountains the gorillas range.

5 of Bwindi’s Gorilla families which are Mubare gorilla family, Habinyanja gorilla family, Oruzogo gorilla family, Bitukura gorilla family and Rushegura gorilla family are accessed from Buhoma in the north as the gorilla tracking base. The other 6 gorilla families of Nkuringo gorilla group, Nshongi gorilla group, Kahunje gorilla group, Busigye gorilla group, Bikingi gorilla group and Bweza gorilla group can be tracked from Southern Bwindi, which is accessed from Kisoro in Uganda. Gorilla trackers arriving at Kigali are encouraged to track the gorilla families in Southern Bwindi because of ease of access through Cyanika border crossing from Rwanda.

The Mubare Family: 
12 members including 1 silverback.
Mubare is the oldest habituated gorilla group in Bwindi. The group is named after the Mubare Hills, where the family was first spotted and was habituated between 1991 and 1993. The family is led by silverback Kanyonyi.

The Habinyanja Family: 17 members with 1 silverbacks.
Habinyanja means ‘body of water.’ This family was habituated in 1997. It was a massive family group that split into two families, the other being the Rushegura family.

The Oruzogo Family: 17 members including 3 silverbacks.
The group was named after the local name of a common plant in this gorilla family’s home range.

The Bitukura Family: 13 members including 4 silverbacks
The Bitukura gorilla family is one of the newer groups in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and was named after the Bitukura River. This gorilla group was first tracked in 2008.

The Rushegura Family: 16 members with 1 silverback
The Rushegura gorilla family was habituated in 2000. It is named after the place where this group separated from the larger family of Habinyanja. Its name is derived from a tree species that grows in their home area, ‘Ebishegura’. They are a calm group and sometimes visits nearby villages and lodges.

The Nkuringo Family: 12 members with 2 silverbacks
The Nkuringo Gorilla family was named after the Nkuringo Hill where the group was first spotted. They were originally habituated in 2004.

The Nshongi Family: 7 members with 1 silverback.
The Nshongi gorilla group was named after the river close to where this gorilla family was first sighted. Nshongi was the largest group to be habituated and were first tracked in 2009.

The Kahungye Family: 18 members including 4 silverbacks.
The group was named after the Kahungye Hill. The Kahungye gorilla group has been tracked since 2011.

The Busigye Family: 9 members including 1 silverback.

The Bikingi Family: 15 members including 1 silverback.

The Bweza Family: 12 members including 2 silverbacks.

UGANDA

Uganda’s Mgahinga National Park is home to one habituated gorilla family.

Tracking in Mgahinga (and Rwanda) is usually easier than Bwindi as the tropical rain forest is lighter and easier to navigate.

The Nyakagezi Family: 10 members, including 5 silverbacks.
Although this group gained a reputation for being nomadic (crossing the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC) they have been resident in Uganda for nearly three years. They are the oldest habituated mountain gorilla group in Uganda.

RWANDA

Parc National des Volcans (PNV) or Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda has 12 habituated gorilla families with 8 permits available each gorilla tracking day for each gorilla group. Rwanda therefore only has 96 gorilla permits available for each gorilla tracking day.

These gorilla groups include Susa gorilla group, Karisimbi gorilla group, Sabyinyo gorilla group, Amahoro gorilla group, Umubano gorilla group, Kwitonda gorilla group, Hirwa gorilla group, Agashya gorilla group, Bwenge gorilla group and Ugyenda gorilla group. Most gorilla groups require about 3-5hrs for tracking with the exception of the Susa group which can take about 8 hours to track. We thus recommend that you only track the Susa gorilla group if you are fairly fit.

The Susa group: 28 members including 3 silverbacks.
Susa gorilla group was the largest gorilla group before it split into 2 gorilla groups and was named after the Susa river. It was the group originally studied by Dian Fossey and is popular because of a pair of twins, Byishimo and Impano.

The Karisimbi group: 15 members including 3 silverbacks.
This is the gorilla group family that split from the original Susa family. It has 15 members and it always stays in the lower slopes of Karisimbi Volcano.

The Sabyinyo group: 12 members including 2 silverbacks.
The Sabyinyo gorilla group was named after the Sabyinyo Volcano. Sabyinyo means ‘old man’s teeth’. The Sabyinyo gorilla group is known to stay between the mts Sabyinyo and Gahinga.

The Amahoro group: 17 members including 1 silverback.
Amahoro means ‘peaceful’ , hence the name given to the Amahoro gorilla group because of their gentleness and peaceful nature.

The Umubano group: 11 members including 1 silverback.
Umubano means ‘live together’. The Umubano gorilla group originally formed when it split from the Amahoro group. They still share much of the same territory and there is a peaceful relationship between The Umubano gorillas and the Amahoro gorillas.

The Kwitonda group: 18 members including 2 silverbacks.
Kwitonda means ‘humble one’, a name given to the group after the name of their dominant silverback. They generally stay on the lower slopes of Mount Muhavura but are one of the more difficult gorilla group to track.

The Hirwa group: 12 members including 1 silverback.
Hirwa means ‘lucky one’. Hirwa is a new group that was formed  gorillas from Sabyinyo group and Group 13 merged. They have twins gorillas and are usually on Mount Sabyinyo.

The Agasha group: 25 members including 2 silverbacks.
Agasha means ‘the news’. The Agasha group was previously known as Group 13 but was renamed when Agasha challenged the dominant silverback by leading the group away from him and assimilating other individuals from other gorilla groups.

The Bwenge group: 10 members including 1 silverback.
Bwenge means ‘brightness’ and shares much of their territory with the Ugyenda group on Mount Visoke..

The Ugyenda group: 11 members including 1 silverback.
Ugyenda means ‘departure’. The group usually stays around the Mount Visoke region. This is one of the easier gorilla groups to track.

Telephone us at +447908639450 or +256.772.370.111 WATSAPP or Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your gorilla permit trekking date for Rwanda, Uganda or DRC and self drive or with driver 4x4 car rental requirements in Uganda, Rwanda or DRC.